GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana has announced the ninth meeting of National AIDS Program (NAP) managers and key partners is scheduled to take place from March 17 to 19, 2025, in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
This pivotal event will bring NAP managers, regional health officials, civil society representatives, international partners, and key stakeholders to evaluate progress, address gaps, foster innovation, build capacity, and strengthen partnerships to advance sustainable and impactful HIV responses in the Caribbean.
The meeting will focus on critical areas such as advancing HIV prevention, treatment, and care strategies, addressing persistent challenges in the regional HIV response, leveraging innovative technologies and approaches to improve health outcomes, and strengthening partnerships to ensure a sustainable and inclusive response.
Dr Shanti Singh Anthony, coordinator, knowledge management, PANCAP Coordinating Unit (PCU), stated:
“Once again, we provide a unique platform for NAP Managers, policymakers, civil society organizations, and international partners to meet and exchange knowledge, build capacity, align efforts, share insights, and develop actionable strategies to achieve a more coordinated and coherent regional HIV response.”
Director of the PANCAP coordinating unit, Dr Wendy Telgt Emanuelson, added:
“While the Caribbean is making commendable strides towards achieving the 95-95-95 prevention targets, some gaps and challenges threaten the sustainability of the progress. As international donor funding diminishes, the urgency to transition to sustainable, locally-driven solutions has never been greater,” also emphasized, “Now is the time for regional governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, stakeholders and communities to unite and invest in resilient health systems and prioritize long-term strategies that ensure no one is left behind.”
